PHYS 7651

Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I

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Introduction to relativistic quantum field theory for applications in particle physics. Topics include quantization of scalar fields,  perturbation theory, Feynman diagrams, conservation laws, calculation of decay rates and cross sections, causality and unitarity, introduction to radiative corrections, renormalization and effective field theories, introduction to the Lorentz and Poincare groups, Weyl, Majorana and Dirac fermions, quantization and Feynman rules for fermionic theories. At the level of Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model by Schwartz.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PHYS 6572, and PHYS 6561 (one of these courses may be taken concurrently).

Comments Recommended prerequisite: background in particle physics at the level of PHYS 4444. Undergraduates must enroll for letter grade.

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